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Scientific Name
Honckenya peploides
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh.
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
seabeach sandwort
Park Synonyms
Arenaria peploides
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Caryophyllanae |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus | Honckenya |
| Species | Honckenya peploides |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
see vouchers; Data Source: Lea, 2003
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
see comments; Data Source: Lea, 2003
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Lea, 2003
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Very rare; see comments
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
12/13/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Lea, Chris (2003):Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh. ssp. robusta (Fern.) Hulten. SEABEACH SANDWORT. Caryophyllaceae. Native. Perennial herb. May-Sep. Beach. Rare. A single plant was found in 2000; a second plant, many kilometers away, was found in 2001. Reported from Virginia end by Higgins et al. (1971). Collector ID#'s: Lea 2270, Hamilton 524.
Honckenya peploides had been listed as historical for Maryland (Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Division 2001), having been found previously in the state in 1940 (Tatnall 1946). The Virginia end of Assateague Island is at or near the southern limit of the species¿ range along the United States Atlantic coast (Higgins et al. 1971; Gleason and Cronquist 1991; Harvill et al. 1992)./
Hill, 1986: Native. Perennial succulent herb. ?May-July. Beach, dunegrass. Rare, reported by Higgins as Arenaria peploides L., a synonym, from VA end, 10/6/66 (MARY). (Higgins #186). VA only., Park Species Data Source: Lea, 2003
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